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Bad Moods and Risky Drivers
There's a new article from Transportation Research Part F that explores a possible link between driver mood and risky driving. Researchers from Peking University's Department of Psychology tested to...
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Crowding in transit: How does it effects on riders, operations and demand.
Crowded bus stops and subway stations, which beget crowded buses and trains, are a part of riding transit. ITS Berkeley researchers are exploring how this effects rider attitudes. A new article from...
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Friday Seminar: Schools and Transport Emissions in the Six County Sacramento...
This week's TRANSOC Friday Seminar features Philine Gaffron, a visiting researcher at ITS UC Davis from Hamburg University of Technology. She will present Schools and Transport Emissions in the Six...
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San Francisco Travel Quality Study
A group of ITS Berkeley researchers need your help! The San Francisco Travel Quality Study is looking for participants right now. If you have an Android phone and use SF Muni, sign up!What is the goal...
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Transportation mode recognition using GPS and accelerometer data
One of the big problems for smartphone travel diary apps is automatic mode detection. The split between walking and not is pretty easy, as is cycling, but what about separating cars from rail? Apps...
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Built Environment Impacts on Individual Mode Choice
The built environment has an impact on mode choice. It's a topic ripe for study. In "Built Environment Impacts on Individual Mode Choice: An Empirical Study of the Houston-Galveston Metropolitan Area"...
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What makes people walk more?
A new article from PLoS One asks the question, "What makes people walk more?" Actually, in, Richard H. Glazer et al ask - "Density, Destinations or Both? A Comparison of Measures of Walkability in...
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Travel Demand Forecasting: Beyond the models and into reality?
Recently the State Smart Transportation Inivitiative (SSTI) asked if travel demand forecasts from U.S. DOT were accurate. Their answer is no. In the post, "U.S. DOT highway travel demand estimates...
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New from FHWA: Human Factors Assessment of Pedestrian Roadway Crossing Behavior
Earlier this year FHWA issued a new research report as part of their ongoing research on pedestrian and bicycle safety. In Human Factors Assessment of Pedestrian Roadway Crossing Behavior, researchers...
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Special Friday Transportation Seminar: Welcome to the Age of Access:...
This Friday, April 11 is a Special Friday Transportation Seminar. Sponsored by our new University Transportation Center, UC CONNECT, Federal Region 9 And in conjunction with the Transportation...
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Examining Electric Vehicle Parking
Electric vehicle (EV) public parking has been rolling out in Berkeley but got a boost recently with station installed at both Whole Foods. The city is slated to get more municipal charging stations...
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Celebrating Independence Day!
Tomorrow is Independence Day here in the United States, whi means the library (and the whole UC Berkeley campus) will be closed in observance of the Federal holiday. It also means holiday traffic as...
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Bikeshare as Public Transit
As bikeshare systems grow, mature, and become quite common, researchers are beginning to answer some fundamental questions about bikeshare. Are bikeshare cyclists fundamentally different from regular...
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What's the difference between people who use taxis and people who use...
It seems like every week the two largest ridesourcing/TNC/ridesharing companies, Uber and Lyft, are in the news. This week featured stories about the two companies opposing a California state...
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Everybody has an opinion on reclining airplane seats
Recently a flight from LGA to JAX was diverted due to passengers engaged in a seat reclining battle. It was the latest in a string of diverted flights stemming from passenger disruptions over the right...
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Safety in Numbers? Peter Jacobsen talks about bicycle and pedestrian safety.
creative commons licensed ( BY )flickr photo shared by D CoetzeeLast Friday transportation consultant Peter Jacobsen was the featured speaker of the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar. He discussed...
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How to deal with parking at UC Berkeley
creative commons licensed ( BY )flickr photo shared by neil conwayCampus parking at UC Berkeley, like many universities, is a hot comodity. The only people who get free and easy parking on campus are...
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New article: Impact of Parking Prices and Transit Fares on Mode Choice at the...
creative commons licensed ( BY-NC-ND )flickr photo shared by stevejinA new article from the Transportation Research Record is especially close to home, examining what it would take to reduce the rate...
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New TRB Special Report on Technology-Enabled Transportation Services
flickr photo shared by noeltock under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) licenseLast week TRB Special Report 319: TRB Special Report 319: Between Public and Private Mobility: Examining the Rise of...
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Uber and Lyft Leave Austin After Voters Reject Less Regulations on...
flickr photo shared by nrkbeta under a Creative Commons ( BY-SA ) licenseThis weekend Austin voters went to the polls vote on Prop 1, which if passed would have eased the regulation on finger prints...
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